minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
furnishings; implements; equipment
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
rather; better; instead; if anything
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to correct oneself; to restate
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
certain; definite; clear; credible
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
fish-shaped; fish-like; pisciform
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together